Really, this couldn't happen to a more deserving guy. Limbaugh, by his popularity with Rs and "conservatives," is a caricature of hypocrisy and uncouthness.

Of all the right's pundits, Limbaugh betrays all the "moral" talk from the right. I hope this is his "Imus moment." Limbaugh has made a fortune appealing to peoples' basest natures.

His charge of "prostitution" bounces right back at him, and indeed, he is a political slut.

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Limbaugh should take lessons from Imus and Shultz

Did Rush Limbaugh just have his Don Imus Moment?

With more sponsors bailing and Republican lawmakers adding to the condemnation of the talk-show host on Sunday, the flap over Limbaugh’s comments about a Georgetown law student are beginning to look like radio history repeating itself.

Limbaugh apologized in an online statement on Saturday for having described Sandra Fluke, the student who had spoken at a Democratic panel in behalf of insurance coverage for birth-control costs, as “a slut” and “a prostitute” on his radio program — criticism he intensified a day later by saying Fluke should post videos of her sexual activity online “so we can see what we’re getting for our money.”

His statement Saturday — saying that his “choice of words was not the best” and that he was attempting to be humorous — amounted to a rare act of contrition for Limbaugh. But it only served to intensify the backlash against him, including from among his conservative allies.

In the lead-up to Super Tuesday, the four Republican presidential candidates distanced themselves from Limbaugh’s on-air remarks, with one, Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) suggesting on “Face the Nation” on Sunday that Limbaugh’s apology was prompted mainly by the loss of advertisers.

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she, too, doubted Limbaugh’s sincerity. “I don’t know any woman in America .?.?. that thinks being called a ‘slut’ is funny,” the Florida congresswoman said on “Meet the Press.”

At least seven national advertisers have pulled out of Limbaugh’s show in the face of boycott movements that have sprung up on Facebook and Twitter. According to a tally by the Associated Press, the list includes mortgage lender Quicken Loans, mattress retailers Sleep Train and Sleep Number, software maker Citrix Systems, legal document services company Legal Zoom and the flower-delivery service ProFlowers.

After initially issuing a noncommittal statement about its sponsorship of Limbaugh, Carbonite, a Boston company that sells data storage services, decided to pull the plug on Limbaugh on Saturday. “We hope that our action, along with the other advertisers who have already withdrawn their ads, will ultimately contribute to a more civilized public discourse,” the company’s chief executive, David Friend, said in a statement.

In all, the controversy surrounding Limbaugh is beginning to look like the one that engulfed Imus.

The one-time shock jock’s radio career has never fully recovered after he referred to the Rutgers University women’s basketball team as “nappy headed hos” on his syndicated morning program in 2007. The comment ignited a firestorm of complaints and protests, which Imus initially dismissed. When advertisers scattered in the face of the public reaction, Imus offered a more sweeping apology but was subsequently fired by CBS Radio and MSNBC, which had also broadcast his program.

Imus, of course, is no Limbaugh, a widely revered figure of the conservative movement and the most popular talk-radio host in the nation. Unlike Imus, whose program aired on a handful of stations at the time of his demise, Limbaugh’s afternoon show is carried by some 600 stations across the United States and internationally, including WMAL (630 AM, 105.9 FM) in Washington. (WMAL representatives were unavailable for comment on Sunday.) He is so closely associated with the Republican establishment that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas presided over his third wedding.

It's certainly true that only his advertisers can hurt Limbaugh, but probably not even him directly, just Premier & Clear Channel. His $400 million contract is presumably safe. His dittohead listeners certainly won't leave him as they love his misogyny and homophobia. And his female audience was already under 28% anyway (what woman would listen to Rush anyway?).

Rush Limbaugh is right. If you need the government to pay for your condoms/contraceptives, then you shouldn't be having sex. Get a job and buy your own damn condoms/contraceptives.

He could have said it the way you put it. But he didn't. He's a pig with characteristics of a dog.

So, he's not "right." He's an asshole whose made millions being an asshole.

Whether it was put the way Yongwang put it or the way Rush put it, it's a lie. Limbaugh's lie was just much bigger.

"Government" isn't paying for contraceptives here, it's the people who pay health insurance premiums who are paying for it. Moreover, for insurance to cover contraception lowers the insurance rates for everyone. Contraception is way cheaper than pregnancy.

Rush Limbaugh is right. If you need the government to pay for your condoms/contraceptives, then you shouldn't be having sex. Get a job and buy your own damn condoms/contraceptives.

He could have said it the way you put it. But he didn't. He's a pig with characteristics of a dog.

So, he's not "right." He's an asshole whose made millions being an asshole.

Whether it was put the way Yongwang put it or the way Rush put it, it's a lie. Limbaugh's lie was just much bigger.

"Government" isn't paying for contraceptives here, it's the people who pay health insurance premiums who are paying for it. Moreover, for insurance to cover contraception lowers the insurance rates for everyone. Contraception is way cheaper than pregnancy.

It's certainly true that only his advertisers can hurt Limbaugh, but probably not even him directly, just Premier & Clear Channel. His $400 million contract is presumably safe. His dittohead listeners certainly won't leave him as they love his misogyny and homophobia. And his female audience was already under 28% anyway (what woman would listen to Rush anyway?).

Rush Limbaugh is right. If you need the government to pay for your condoms/contraceptives, then you shouldn't be having sex. Get a job and buy your own damn condoms/contraceptives.

Exactly. This is not a women's health issue. In fact, many women have health issues that prevent them from taking BCP. Many women have had blood clots and heart attacks, my wife is one, and have had to stop using BCP.

Men have a real health issue with erectile dysfunction. If we want to pay for real medication for real health issues, why don't you all pay for my Levitra?

Rush Limbaugh is right. If you need the government to pay for your condoms/contraceptives, then you shouldn't be having sex. Get a job and buy your own damn condoms/contraceptives.

He could have said it the way you put it. But he didn't. He's a pig with characteristics of a dog.

So, he's not "right." He's an asshole whose made millions being an asshole.

Whether it was put the way Yongwang put it or the way Rush put it, it's a lie. Limbaugh's lie was just much bigger.

"Government" isn't paying for contraceptives here, it's the people who pay health insurance premiums who are paying for it. Moreover, for insurance to cover contraception lowers the insurance rates for everyone. Contraception is way cheaper than pregnancy.

Rush Limbaugh is right. If you need the government to pay for your condoms/contraceptives, then you shouldn't be having sex. Get a job and buy your own damn condoms/contraceptives.

He could have said it the way you put it. But he didn't. He's a pig with characteristics of a dog.

So, he's not "right." He's an asshole whose made millions being an asshole.

Whether it was put the way Yongwang put it or the way Rush put it, it's a lie. Limbaugh's lie was just much bigger.

"Government" isn't paying for contraceptives here, it's the people who pay health insurance premiums who are paying for it. Moreover, for insurance to cover contraception lowers the insurance rates for everyone. Contraception is way cheaper than pregnancy.

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Agreed, but that's not the subject of this thread.

Limbaugh is a pig. What he said only affirms that he's a pig.

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You insulted Rush Limbaugh. Give yourself a warning.

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You like to play moderator. I acknowledge that. However, you are inventing ghosts. You're being paranoid, OK? No threats are being issued. And if you have further moderation concerns, you know what the avenue is.